Lost Pond & Morse Reservoir
7.4 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Lost Pond & Morse Reservoir is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Yale-Myers Forest near Union, CT. The route passes Morse Reservoir before reaching Lost Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 831 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi686 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lower Breakneck Hill Road 41.99037, -72.12875
Nearest town Union, CT
Directions
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Lost Pond & Morse Reservoir
7.4 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 684–1,070 ft
Out & Back · Yale-Myers Forest
Trailhead: Lower Breakneck Hill Road · 41.99037, -72.12875
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Morse Reservoir.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Lost Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lower Breakneck Hill Road Trailhead
- Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond, 6 lakes 11.8 mi · ▲ 717 ft
- Cat Rocks–Breakneck Pond, 4 lakes 6.3 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Breakneck Pond–Bigelow Pond, 3 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Bigelow Pond & Morse Reservoir via Lower Breakneck Hill Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Lower Breakneck Hill Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Mashapaug Pond & Bigelow Pond via Bigelow Brook Road 3 mi · ▲ 271 ft
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